Skerton
Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Joseph and Lancaster Castle.
Lancaster Castle
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune.
Skerton Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Maxine Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skerton Bridge is a road bridge carrying the southbound lanes of the A6 road over the River Lune in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torrisholme and Aldcliffe.
Torrisholme
Suburb
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census.
Aldcliffe
Village
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Aldcliffe is situated 2 miles southwest of Skerton.
Poulton-le-Sands
Neighborhood
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poulton-le-Sands is one of three small villages that combined to create Morecambe, Lancashire, England, the other two being Torrisholme and Bare. A local board of health was established in 1852, which, taking its name from Morecambe Bay, became the borough of Morecambe in 1902. Poulton-le-Sands is situated 2½ miles west of Skerton.
Skerton
- Type: Suburb
- Description: area in Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
- Categories: city district and locality
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.06077° or 54° 3′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.798° or 2° 47′ 53″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C6V3662+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 6434164640OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Polish to Swedish—“Skerton” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Skerton”
- Swedish: “Skerton”
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